Disability Rights Groups Ask Government to Further Delay MAID for the Mentally Ill

A treatment room in the emergency department at Peter Lougheed hospital in Calgary, Alta., on Aug. 22, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Disability rights organizations are calling on Ottawa to pass legislation that would exclude those suffering solely from mental illness from accessing medical assistance in dying (MAID) for another three years.

The groups are asking Parliament to vote in favour of Bill C-62, an act that would extend the temporary exclusion of those dealing with mental health issues.